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Re: The Future of Trains
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lugnet.lego
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Date:
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Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:18:18 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Daniel Aubin wrote:
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Funny how we as AFOLs have a hard time thinking “outside the box”. We
automatically assume that new track geometry necessarily requires large
sectional track pieces. The old 4.5-volt/12-volt system had separate ties
(sleepers in Europe), track and power sections (12-volt). Personally, I
liked this way better, even if it required quite a bit of time to set up.
When the 9-volt system initially came out, I saw the track as a
“juniorization” of the train system.
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Hehe, so I’m not alone on that one :-)
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It would probably be rather easy to make moulded ties with the proper studs
in which we could slip in standard model railway track (just the metal part)
of the appropriate size. This track is sold in bulk. Special tools called
rail benders allow you to curve it to whatever radius you want, bringing
about those large-radius curves everyone has been waiting for for so long.
Where it gets a bit complicated is for the switches and crossovers. These
would probably have to be hand-crafted. However, there are several talented
people that modify LEGO’s standard track that would be up to the challenge.
Heck, they could even make transition pieces to match up this track with
standard 9-volt track.
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A guy in the Netherlands is just trying this, even before this message of
discontinuation of the 9V line appeared.
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So the future isn’t as bleak as it would seem. If we want, we can continue
with our hobby for a long time. Hell, some people (mostly in Europe) still
continue on with their 12-volt trains almost 20 years after it was
discontinued. It will probably mean cutting a few strings with the LEGO
company but that could help the hobby grow.
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About 5 years ago, I even started with Lego trains that were discontinued
23 years before. And I will be using them for a long time in the future.
Niels
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| (...) Funny how we as AFOLs have a hard time thinking "outside the box". We automatically assume that new track geometry necessarily requires large sectional track pieces. The old 4.5-volt/12-volt system had separate ties (sleepers in Europe), track (...) (17 years ago, 2-Oct-07, to lugnet.lego, FTX)
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